Sunday? It's not the day of rest, it's the day of stress: Two thirds now say Sabbath is busiest time of the week

By ANDY DOLAN

PUBLISHED: 18:55 EST, 9 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:44 EST, 9 May 2013




Many adults now spend their Sundays stressing over chores or arguing

It is usually thought of as a day of rest. But increasingly busy lifestyles mean Sundays are now considered the most stressful day of the week for one third of Britons, according to a new survey.

Mounting domestic chores, work worries and arguments at family get-togethers are all factors which have combined to make the second half of the weekend just as frenetic as a working day for most.

Nearly two thirds of those polled (65 per cent) said they had busier schedules on a Sunday than a weekday - losing out on time to recover from a tiring week at work.

One-in-ten admitted to spending most of the Sabbath worrying about the working week ahead, while 67 per cent said the ‘Sunday blues’ kicked in at some point in the day.

Over half of those polled (51%) believe that Sunday is a day ‘for getting things done’.

The study for TV channel Really found that an average of three hours and 36 minutes is spent completing household tasks such as ironing, washing, grocery shopping and cleaning.

A third of adults (35%), admitted nagging or being nagged by their partners to carry out such chores.

Cooking lunch and seeing wider family still forms the mainstay of Sundays for the vast majority of British adults.

Around two thirds of respondents admit getting together with extended family on at least one Sunday a month, leading to an average of one argument on each occasion But one-in-five of those surveyed said they could spend just three hours in the company of relatives before tensions started to rise.



Gone are the days when the majority of adults would use their Sunday to relax, indulge in their hobbies or read the papers

Over 2000 British adults took part in the Sunday Stress Audit for the channel.

It also found that a third of Britons (34%) admit that they never get a lie in whilst more than half (53%) admit they are so busy we never get time to read the Sunday papers properly.

Clare Laycock, Really’s General Manager, said: ‘It’s clear that the onset of the Sunday blues really does cast a shadow over many people’s weekends.’

Sunday broken down into hours of activity On average we spend:

2 hours preparing and cooking Sunday lunch.

26 minutes eating Sunday lunch.

3 hours and 36 minutes on household chores.

2 hours 25 minutes entertaining and ferrying around children.

TOTAL HOURS: 8hrs 45 minutes

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2322269/Sunday-Its-day-rest-day-stress-Two-thirds-say-Sabbath-busiest-time-week.html#ixzz2SquQFaCr 

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